Pelobacter venetianus
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| Pelobacter venetianus Schink & Stieb 1983
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Pelobacter venetianus is a species of bacteria that degrades polyethylene glycol.[1] It is strictly anaerobic, gram-negative and non-spore-forming.[2]
References
- ^ Straß, Axel; Schink, Bernhard (1986). "Fermentation of polyethylene glycol via acetaldehyde in Pelobacter venetianus". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 25 (1). doi:10.1007/BF00252510. ISSN 0175-7598.
- ^ Schink B, Stieb M (June 1983). "Fermentative degradation of polyethylene glycol by a strictly anaerobic, gram-negative, nonsporeforming bacterium, Pelobacter venetianus sp. nov". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 45 (6): 1905–13. PMC 242557. PMID 6881964. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
Further reading
- Schmid A, Benz R, Schink B (August 1991). "Identification of two porins in Pelobacter venetianus fermenting high-molecular-mass polyethylene glycols". Journal of Bacteriology. 173 (16): 4909–13. PMC 208178. PMID 1650337. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
- Frings J, Schramm E, Schink B (July 1992). "Enzymes Involved in Anaerobic Polyethylene Glycol Degradation by Pelobacter venetianus and Bacteroides Strain PG1". Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 58 (7): 2164–7. PMC 195750. PMID 16348732. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
